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This posting explores feminism within two texts.

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When exploring Body Politics and other issues associated with feminist writers, Hélène Cixous is a famous author to explore. I've included several links for your perusal:

http://www.egs.edu/resources/cixous.html
http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/cixous/

Similarly, her most famous piece is ...

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